I call bullshit.B2kCyclops said:
Iceland has the highest quality of tap water you can get, it has no minerals, it's ice,ice cold and it has no minerals in it.
NONE.
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Iceland has the highest quality of tap water you can get, it has no minerals, it's ice,ice cold and it has no minerals in it.
NONE.
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The Pen and teller Video on the topic. highly enjoyable.
Also water doesn't taste unless its really dirty (visbly).
The rest is imagination.
Only fully distilled water is free of minerals and thus poisonous for humans as it drains us from salt etc until its saturated. Healthy water is actually enriched with minerals, as our body requires them.
There are poisonous substances THOSE are filered out but not nutriants like magnesium o. O
The minerals are the good bits.
But yes Germany doesn't have the highest standarts, americas are higher for example.
Yes i know that america gets a bad rep for health etc. but they're tap water standarts are very high, bottled water standarts aren't though and thats what everyone there drinks.
The Pen and teller Video on the topic. highly enjoyable.
Also water doesn't taste unless its really dirty (visbly).
The rest is imagination.
We NEED the minerals from water.The Stonker said:
Only fully distilled water is free of minerals and thus poisonous for humans as it drains us from salt etc until its saturated. Healthy water is actually enriched with minerals, as our body requires them.
There are poisonous substances THOSE are filered out but not nutriants like magnesium o. O
The minerals are the good bits.
But yes Germany doesn't have the highest standarts, americas are higher for example.
Yes i know that america gets a bad rep for health etc. but they're tap water standarts are very high, bottled water standarts aren't though and thats what everyone there drinks.
I only ever buy Seltzer (soda water), which for some odd reason is way cheaper then normal bottled water *shrug*
It depends where you live and what your use to. Some parts of America, the tap water tastes like sulphur and if youre not from that part of town you can taste it. Where I happen to live though, we got some of the best tap water in the U.S.
It depends where you live and what your use to. Some parts of America, the tap water tastes like sulphur and if youre not from that part of town you can taste it. Where I happen to live though, we got some of the best tap water in the U.S.
There is actually a good reason to buy bottled water on occansion.
When the water pipes break.
I currently live in El Paso and we had a flash snowstorm that took out half the cities water pipes ("We live in a warm climate! We don't need to spend money on weather-proof pipes!" -City Gov.) and most people were out of cleaning drinking water for a whole week. Sure would have been nice to have some bottled water then....
When the water pipes break.
I currently live in El Paso and we had a flash snowstorm that took out half the cities water pipes ("We live in a warm climate! We don't need to spend money on weather-proof pipes!" -City Gov.) and most people were out of cleaning drinking water for a whole week. Sure would have been nice to have some bottled water then....
Never buy bottled water, but I sometimes bring tap water in a cola-bottle.
First of all, tap-water where I live (Copenhagen) tastes quite good (though norwegian water is much superior), and second, I'm not rich! A typical kiosk sells 500ml bottles of water for more than £1. Not that great value!
First of all, tap-water where I live (Copenhagen) tastes quite good (though norwegian water is much superior), and second, I'm not rich! A typical kiosk sells 500ml bottles of water for more than £1. Not that great value!
Small bottles of water can be convenient if I'm out of time in the morning to fill up my water bottle, or I don't want to carry it around; it's made of light metal, but plastic is still lighter than light metal.
And we used to drink carbonated water at home, because it's really good.
Now we have a fridge that filters the water, and it's great and clean. Otherwise, Edmonton water tastes like chlorine, which I'm not a big fan of. It's possible to drink it, but not without having to suppress a gag reflex from time to time.
And we used to drink carbonated water at home, because it's really good.
Now we have a fridge that filters the water, and it's great and clean. Otherwise, Edmonton water tastes like chlorine, which I'm not a big fan of. It's possible to drink it, but not without having to suppress a gag reflex from time to time.
I like my water with carbon sometimes, and that's the only reason I would buy a bottle of it. But most of my water comes from the tap. Or, it goes through my Brita pitcher first I suppose. In the US it's not like bottled water is any good, they just put tap water in bottles, so it's exactly like drinking tap. In other countries, I expect (I've never been so I don't know for sure) that the tap water is pretty gross, but here in the States there isn't anywhere where the tap water doesn't have decent filters and so on. So there really is no point, it's just the soda companies looking for more profit.
Oh geez. . .my parents stopped buying it because I became addicted and finished off the 60+ pack of bottled water in about 3 days. The stuff is freaking good!
I buy bottled water when I do no not live in a house with a well. Public tap water contains Chlorine, Fluorine, and usually some salts.
Here in Galway, Ireland, about 3 years ago Cryptosporidium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptosporidiosis)got into the water supply for the city, it took the water supply board 2 weeks to tell anyone and a further 3 months to fix the problem. Alot of people got sick.
So, yeah, I have only been drinking bottle water since then.
So, yeah, I have only been drinking bottle water since then.
Same goes for any alpine/polar region like the Alpes, Scandinavia, Rocky Mountains, Himalayas, etc...The Stonker said:
They have no need for processed tap water -> no need for a standart.
But standart means the legal restrictions/constraints.
Just to clarify.
Oh, and another thing:
Every liter of natural water in any state(gas/liqud/solid) contains minerals and/or organic compounds.
Steril water on earth exists only by human production...
-.-
here in israel the tap water is fine so I just drink that. besides bottled water is expensive as hell here (think in the 1 pound area. yeah)
besides the stuff they put in tap water is good for you, flourine is good for your teeth and chlorine is good (in moderation) to keep the water relatively germ-free
besides the stuff they put in tap water is good for you, flourine is good for your teeth and chlorine is good (in moderation) to keep the water relatively germ-free
Bottled water is fashionable, in some ways. But it's ridiculously overpriced and without even any regulations about the quality of the water, or really anything about the water. In high school I worked at a coffee shop in a convention center where bottled water was $3- and people still paid for that shit! We made sure to keep it supplied though, since the profit on the bottled drinks was far higher than anything else that we sold, not to mention that there was virtually no labor involved. The catering company I worked for basically set out to raise the price as high as they could- and where people would still pay for it, and everyone at every big convention did.
Even then, I know people who still primarily drink bottled water in their own houses!
What would our ancestors think? I mean, here I have a conduit to all the water I would ever need (a LUXURY for most humans throughout all history) paying nearly nothing for it- oh and did I mention that it's cleanliness and purification is mandated by the government? That's a great fucking deal. Why would you ever drink bottled water at home?
Even then, I know people who still primarily drink bottled water in their own houses!
What would our ancestors think? I mean, here I have a conduit to all the water I would ever need (a LUXURY for most humans throughout all history) paying nearly nothing for it- oh and did I mention that it's cleanliness and purification is mandated by the government? That's a great fucking deal. Why would you ever drink bottled water at home?
Honestly, I prefer my city's tap water to bottled - it just tastes so much better. Filtering it makes almost no difference. In fact, since I basically live off water (none of this tea and coffee or soft drink malarkey), I've become very attached to the taste of the local water... always catches me off guard when I visit a country with lax water quality regulation - got a stomach bug from a glass of water in Malta; turns out they don't bother treating their sewage when they pump it into the sea, and that their tap water is basically filtered sea water. Go figure...
I said minerals, and I've tasted tapped water from all over the world and Icelandic is best.B2kCyclops said:
Yes, I understand that you guys need a standard and British water is shiiiitttt.
Wow. Compared to most of the responses here, I probably have the best fucking water on the planet.
Because of the decency of my water, buying it bottled is fucking pointless, and even then I can just buy a filter.
Because of the decency of my water, buying it bottled is fucking pointless, and even then I can just buy a filter.